But manager says his players are hungry to put things right

Kenny Dalglish is refusing to get carried away despite Liverpool reaching their second Cup final of the season.

A 2-1 win against local rivals Everton means the Reds will have the chance to add an FA Cup to the Carling Cup they won in February when they face either Chelsea or Tottenham at Wembley on May 5.

But Dalglish said: "It is called a work in progress. We have said that many times before and there is no need for us to change.

"After the Carling Cup I said we are not the finished article and we are saying the same thing now."

Nevertheless, after what Dalglish accepts has been a difficult period, culminating in the departure of director of football Damien Comolli on Thursday, a rather strange season would surely be regarded as a success if Liverpool ended it as a double trophy winner.

"Winning gives you a good feeling," he said.

"If you can't enjoy winning, you might as well put the lid on the box because it is time up.

"Whether it helps or hinders lies with the individual.

"You can get a taste of it, think it is great for us to go forward and try and win something else because you enjoyed that so much or you can go complacent and say that is great we have won a trophy, that is all I wanted to do.

"The most important thing is that the players want to be more successful than they have been."

That Carroll should score the winner was sweeter because the £35million man had wasted a golden chance to equalise at the start of the second half when he nodded Stewart Downing's excellent far-post cross wide from point-blank range.

However, as is his preference, Dalglish spread the praise amongst his entire squad rather than concentrate on the character of one individual, no matter how high profile.

"It is testament to everybody's character," he said.

"They have held themselves together and had the resolve to come back and respond positive to what has not been a great period in the club's history.

"It is not a time for us to sit down and individualise performances and go through everyone who has been on the pitch.

"It is a time for us to enjoy the moment, be respectful to Everton and over the next two or three days get back to work and make sure we are fully focussed on the league games and the cup finals still to come.

"It is not a tap you can turn on and off. If we don't keep going we won't get success."